It Band Syndrome

INJURY

IT Band Syndrome (noun): an injury that is marked by pain on the side of the knee and results from inflammation of the IT Band due to overuse (as in long-distance running) as it compresses across the side condyle of the knee when it is flexed and extended repeatedly.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

Runners report a sharp burning pain on the outside of their knee during their run.

The pain occurs when the knee is at 30 degrees of flexion due to the lower leg rotating inward causing the IT Band to repeatedly compress against the side of the knee.